Hello! Welcome to our first collab. Encase you don't know who we are, the one writing the Authors Note is Oujo ha Rippa and the one who more or less wrote this chapter (because she's awesome like that) is SilentSnowDreamer. But on this account, we're called ChocolateCoveredStrawberries.
So I guess…enjoy, nyah?
Summary - Once you've made a promise, you can never go back on it. No matter the circumstances. AU. G2727. Slight 1827. Collab.
Two women stood side by side in the playground of a nursery, idly talking of unimportant matters. One was a brunette whose dark hair barely reached her shoulders with beautiful, bright brown eyes that stood out on her pale complexion while the other woman had golden, curly locks that fell to her mid back with her eyes hidden somewhat behind her bangs.
The offspring of the one with golden hair stood in the centre of a sand pit, digging his fingers into the sand and feeling the cold temperature underneath with his fingers. His short, spiky hair was a much lighter shade than his mothers, which gave off a radiant glow in the sun, contrasting with his pale sky blue eyes perfectly.
The said boy was alone. His friends had left not to long ago with their parents, but the young boy didn't mind as much. Loneliness wasn't a big deal for kids his age as they found entertainment in almost everything they came across, whether they found fun in it in a group, or alone.
The mother of the boy glanced over at him and smiled before turning back to her friend, exchanging a few words before the brunette nodded in agreement with a smile on her face. The brunette turned towards the entrance of the nursery, calling out in a sweet motherly voice, "Tsuna! Come here!"
No less than five seconds later, a small boy with spiky and messy brown hair peered from behind the doorway; his big, innocent, caramel coloured eyes were focused on his mother, who beckons her son towards him. The young brunette, Tsuna, ran quickly towards his mother, securing a tight grip on her leg and staring up at the unfamiliar lady, smiling shyly at her. The lady returned the smile before turning to her own son.
"Giotto! Come over here, there's someone I'd like you to meet," the golden haired mother said calmly. The blonde boy stood up, but stayed where he was, curious to who this person could be.
"Who is it?" Giotto asks and his mother stepped aside, revealing the nervous brown haired boy who stared at Giotto with his innocent brown eyes, tightening his grip on his mothers leg. The mother of the brown haired boy smiled and gave her son a light push in the direction of Giotto, causing him to stumble a bit while the two women went back to their chat.
They both stared at each other for what seemed to be like forever, waiting for the other to say something so the tension between them wouldn't be so awkward. Finally, Giotto opened his mouth to speak, "Hey, what's your name?" he asked.
The brunette lowered his head, hiding his eyes behind his bangs, secretly staring up at Giotto through them before replying to the blonde.
"S-Sawada Tsunayoshi…b-but everyone calls me Tsuna," Tsuna said before looking up to meet Giotto's blue eyes with his brown ones.
"My name's Giotto!" Giotto exclaimed, surprising the younger of the two a bit before continuing, "Hmm, I'm going to be special and call you by your real name!"
"E-eh!? R…really?" Tsuna asked. Giotto nodded happily and ran over to Tsuna, grabbing the smaller boys hand and pulling him away from their mothers, "Ne, ne! Let's play something Tsunayoshi!" Giotto yelled excitedly, grinning at the smaller boy.
Tsuna bit his lower lip, "What do you want to play Giotto-san?" Tsuna asked quietly and with his free hand, Giotto placed a finger on his chin, tilting his head to the side and pondering slightly.
"Mmm…I'm not sure to be honest…" he said bluntly before turning to stare at Tsuna, causing the younger boy to blush, looking away in embarrassment.
"I-is there something on my face?" Tsuna asked.
Giotto laughed, "Haha, I just realized you're kind of cute!"
"I am not!"
Giotto grinned at this and pulled his hand away from Tsuna's, holding up five fingers with the said hand, "I'm four! How old are you?" Giotto asked to the still blushing boy, who smiled, finally glad they had changed the topic to something he understood better.
"I'm three!" he said happily, holding up four finger. Giotto grinned at this and leaned in close to Tsuna, causing the boy to tense up, "You're so cute! I've already fallen in love with you!" Giotto said happily, pressing his thin lips against Tsuna's soft, pure ones, shocking the brunette.
As quickly as the kiss started, it ended with Giotto pulling away and Tsuna touching his lips lightly, blushing from the contact. He had seen people in the movies his mum and dad watched do something like he and Giotto just did, except the people doing it weren't both boys; one was male and the other female. Because of that, Tsuna had vowed to never kiss anyone in his entire life.
However if he was allowed to kiss boys like Giotto, then that was an entirely different story.
"I've decided!" Giotto exclaimed, nearly causing Tsuna to fall over from the loudness of his voice, "When I'm older, I'm gonna marry you! So you promise to marry me too okay?" Giotto said, holding out his pinky in front of the pink faced boy who smiled, reaching out with his own pinky, linking it with Giotto's, happy he had found someone like him.
"It's a promise then! When I come back from Italy, we'll get married!" Giotto said and Tsuna nodded, secretly a bit sad that Giotto was already planning on leaving him.
"Yubikitta(1)!" Giotto said with a wide grin.
"Y-yubikitta!" Tsuna said shyly, a small smile tugging at his lips.
Giotto's mother was already heading towards the entrance of the nursery, calling to Giotto, telling him to hurry up. Frowning, Giotto pulled his hand from Tsuna's and brought the smaller boy into a warm hug, holding Tsuna close.
"Well I have to go now…be sure to keep your promise! I'll come back as long as you keep it okay?" Giotto whispered to Tsuna before letting go of the brunette, leaving the brown haired boy there startled before running to catch up with his mother.
Stopping, he turned around to face Tsuna again and smiled brightly, "I promise…I'll come back for you…okay? So you wait for me too!" he yelled before turning around and running out of sight. Eventually, Tsuna lifted his hand and slowly waved goodbye in the direction of Giotto.
"I promise…" he muttered quietly, letting the wind carry his whisper. Smiling, Tsuna's mother grabbed his hand and they walked out of the now empty nursery towards their home.
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Words exchanged between small children are easily forgotten over time, but even if the mind forgets, the heart will always remember.
Those little feelings exchanged so easily that day eleven years ago was only the beginning of something more, something greater than what meets the eye. Feelings that cannot be undone. Promises that bind a person's mind. A bond that cannot be broken. And a start of a new love.
But neither of them knew the pain or the terror that followed with such an easily said word, thrown around by many of us today. Love is fragile, it's holding out your heart to someone and hoping when they take it they don't crush it in the palm of their hands before leaving you there to well up in regret.
And in their story, they're going to learn something.
Once you've made a promise, you can never go back on it. No matter the circumstances.
Snow-chan doesn't know I've posted this.
Tsuna: Nani!? But as the other director she has to know!
Oujo: Tsuna! I didn't say you could speak!
Tsuna: But…
Giotto: Che.
Oujo: And YOU can stop acting like a depressed emo kid before we sack you.
Giotto: Snow-san will just hire me again.
Oujo: …shut up. Tsuna!
Tsuna: H-hai!?
Oujo: Do the disclaimer. And while you're at it, tell everyone what Yubikitta is.
Tsuna: H-hai! Oujo ha Rippa and SilentSnowDreamer don't own Katekyo Hitman Reborn! A-and Yubikitta is what Japanese children say when they make a pinky promise…
Oujo: Well done.
Giotto: Can I go home now?
Oujo: No, Snow-chan has half of chapter one written.
R&R!